Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in elearning technology are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are having to consider today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Spain to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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